Indexing, marking, and binding device.



J. C. CRAWFORD.

INDEXING, MARKING, AND BINDING DEVICE.

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JESSE CLARE CRAWFORD, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. I

INDEXING, MARKING, AND BINDING DEVICE.

Application filed May 24, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn CLARE CRAW- FORD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Indexing,Marking, and Binding Devices, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan viewshowing one form of my invention applied to a piece of sheet music;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line IIII of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the blank from which the indexing andbinding tag of Figs. 1 and 2 is formed;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank from which another form of my inventionis made;

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the device made from the blank of Fig,4;

Fig. 6 is an edge view of another form of device;

Fig. 7 is a plan view partly broken away showing the device of Fig. 6applied to a piece of sheet music;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the blank from which the device of Fig. 6is formed;

Figs. 9 and 10 are edge views showing two other forms of device;

Figs. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are plan views showing still otherforms of my invention; Fig. 14 showing the device from which the deviceof Fig. 13 is made, and Fig. 17 showing the manner in which the tab ortag of Fig. 16 is formed.

My invention has relation to a combined indexing, marking and bindingdevice for loose sheets, such as pieces of sheet music. In the usualform, sheet music consists of a cover having one or more loose sheetsslipped therein. The pieces of music are usually kept in loose piles inconfusion, and it is not only ditficult to find the desired piecequickly, but frequently, owing to the fact that the sheets containingthe music are not secured in any way to the cover, one or more sheetsare missing when the desired piece of music is found.

My invention is more particularly designed to provide simple andconvenient means whereby the sheets of music may be permanently attachedto the cover, the at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 191%.

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to other loose sheet folders or binders, also to books, pamphlets,magazines, envelops for phonograph records, etc.

Referringfirst to that form of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3,the numeral 2 designates the cover portion of a piece of sheet music,and 3 the contained sheets of music. In accordance with my invention, Iprovide a combined binding and indexing tab ortag. This tab or tag inthe form shown in these figures consists of the two strip or tongueportions 1, which extend through a slit cut in the back edge fold of thecover, and are gummed to opposite sides of the sheet 3, as shown in Fig.2, or it may be to different sheets. The two strips or tongues 4.- areconnected by the two disk portions 5, which are folded upon each otherin the manner shown and which are adapted to contain suitable indexingnotations, such as a name, or number or both, composers names, or otherdata printed Or otherwise applied thereto.

The strips or tongues 1 may also be folded in the dotted lines indicatedat 6, to form the binding and reinforcing lips 7, embracing the rearedge portion of the cover and gummed or otherwise secured thereto.

One Or more of these tabs or tags may be applied to the piece of music.In addition to the indexing data with which they are provided, they mayalso be made in different colors, each color indicating some particularclass of music. The portions 5 of the-tabs or tags project sni'licientlywhen arranged in the manner shown in these ligures, sothat they can bereadily seen and their notations recognized.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 4L and 5, the tag is madefrom the blank 8 of Fig. 4c, "folded on the dotted line 8, the portions9 forming short tongues which extend through the slit in the back edgeof the cover, and are gummed or pasted to the sheet or sheets which theyare to secure. The two tongues may be pasted on opposite sides of thesame sheet or to the sides of two different sheets.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, the tabsor tags are of the general form of those shown in Figs.

1 and 2, but instead of having the two disk portions 5, they have fourconnecting disk portions 10. These four disk portions may be foldedtogether in the manner shown in Fig. 6, so as to form a tag portion 11of four thicknesses with the reinforcing and binding portions 7 similarto the portions 7, before described, and the two projecting tongueportions 4:, similar to the portions 4 in the first described form. Anynumber of these disk portions may be provided, as may be desired.

Instead of allowing the tag portion 11 to project from the edge of thepiece of music, it may be folded over upon the cover, as in dicated atthe upper portion of Fig. 7, and may be pasted thereto, if desired.Instead of making a double fold of the four disk portions 10, a singlefold may be made, as indicated at the lower portion of Fig. 7. Fig. 9shows in detail the device as applied at the upper portion of Fig. 7.and Fig. 10 is a similar detail view of the device as shown at the lowerportion of Fig. 7.

Fig. 11 shows another form of the tab or tag in which the blank issplit, as shown at 12, to form two tongues which can be in sortedthrough the slot in the back of the cover and attached either toopposite sides of the same sheet or to the sides of two differentsheets. Fig. 12 shows another form of this split blank, having an oblongtag or indexing portion 13.

The form shown in Figs. 13 and 14 is adapted to provide a larger numberof tongues, whereby a greater number of loose sheets may be secured. Theblank is shown in Fig. 14, and the finished tab in Fig. 13. The blank isof general H-shape with the four cuts or slits 14, these cuts or slitspar tially dividing each vertical leg of the H into three parts. Theconnecting portion 15 of the blank is adapted to be folded. on thecentral dotted line 16, and has the bendable oppositely projectingtongues at 17. The blank is folded upon itself into the form shown inFig. 13, and the tongues 17 can be bent over on the dotted lines 18 toenable the portion 19 to be inserted through the slot in the cover backafter the tongue portions have been pasted to the sheet. This form ofthe device pro vides six tongues which may be secured to as manydifferent sheets or to opposite sides of three sheets.

In the form shown in Fig. 15, the tab or tag has a reinforcing portion20 of somewhat different form. This form of reinforce may be employed.with. any of the other forms which I have shown, as desired.

In the form shown in Figs. 16 and 17, the

tabs or tags instead of being formed sepa- "ately and secured to thesheets to be bound may be formed as integral parts thereof, being in thenature of projections 21 from the edges of the sheet. These projectionsare foldable on the dotted lines 2222, to enable them to be slippedthrough the slits of the cover back. They may then be lifted, projectingas shown in the upper portion of Fig. 16, or may be folded back over thecover, as shown in the lower portion of said figure.

The forms of my invention which I' have herein shown and described areillustrative only, and it will be obvious that the tabs or tags may beformed in various other ways within the spirit and scope of myinvention, as defined in the appended claims. Instead of attaching bygunnning or pasting, as herein described, any other suitable attachingmeans may be employed, such as rivets, eyelets or clen ches.

I claim:

1. A. combined indexing and binding de-- vice for a loose sheet within afolded cover, comprising a tab having a. binding portion. and a tongueextending therefrom said tongue being attached to the sheet andextending through a slot in the cover, the binding portion beingarranged to secure the sheet to the cover and also to form an in dexingportion at the exterior of the cover; substantially as described.

2. A combined indexing and binding de vice for a loose sheet within afolded cover, comprising a tab having a foldable binding portion and aplurality of tongues extending therefrom, said tongues being attached tothe sheet and extending through a slot in the cover, the binding portionbeing folded and secured to the cover to act as a reinforce and also toform. an indexing portion at the exterior of the cover; substantially asdescribed,

3. A combined indexing and binding device for a plurality of loosesheets within a folded cover. comprising a tab having a binding portionextending through a slot in the cover and a plurality of tonguesextending therefrom. each of said loose sheets being connected to atongue, the binding portion being arranged to secure the sheets to thecover, and also to form an indexing portion at the exterior of thecover. substanti ally as described.

In. testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand.

JESSE CLARE CRAJVFORD.

IVitnesses Geo. B. Bnmrrne, FRANK ROTH.

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